# CVE-2014-4114

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object in an Office document, as exploited in the wild with a "Sandworm" attack in June through October 2014, aka "Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2014-4114
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03; CISA due date 2022-03-24
- EPSS: 81.63% (percentile 99.6)
- Public exploit code: 6 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module (first 2014-10-20)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Published: 2014-10-15

## Affected

- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_8
- microsoft:windows_8.1
- microsoft:windows_rt
- microsoft:windows_rt_8.1
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_server_2012
- microsoft:windows_vista

## References

- [other] http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- [other] http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
- [exploit] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
- [exploit] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
- [exploit] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419
- [other] http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060
- [other] http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114

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